State promotes voter registration

5:36 PM,
Aug. 28, 2013

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The Daily News Journal

Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett joins fellow members of the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) in reminding citizens that September is National Voter Registration Month.

Hargett, who is president of NASS, is working with county election officials to make eligible voters aware of registration deadlines and requirements, as well as promoting voter registration, states a press release from state spokesman Blake Fontenay.

"The right to vote should never be taken for granted," Hargett said in the press release. "I encourage all eligible United States ...